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Oct 3, 2019 · I was a big fan of Gothic series and liked the Risen trilogy as well (yes, even the second and third game) but this one is really different. Or it looks different. Is it a good RPG, are the quests interesting, is the world exciting and really open, can you "collect" companions like in Risen, are the characters good? Can you feel it that it's a Piranha bytes game and it's bugged as ♥♥♥ ...
If you're not scared of old graphics - go for Gothic 1. If you're a bit scared of old graphics, but not need newest game - go for Risen 1. Just remember: plot, dialogues and music are better in Gothic. If you really want to play on console, most likely Elex is the best choice.
Piranha Bytes is on the verge of closure after 25+ years (the process has probably been running since November 2023). The reason is the drastic cost-cutting course of the Embracer Group. Any game in an early stage of development where it is unclear whether it will be profitable upon release will be canceled.
Feb 6, 2023 · The Risen re-release for consoles – seemingly renamed “Risen 1” – is a reminder that Piranha Bytes excel at consistency.Irrespective of whether your first experience was 2001’s Gothic or 2021’s ELEX II, you’ll be familiar with their long-running RPG template that has seen incremental improvements to the mechanical depth, storytelling, and visuals over time.
Ranking and reviewing all Piranha Bytes games: Gothic 1, Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, Gothic 3, Risen 1, Risen 2: Dark Waters, Risen 3: Titan Lords, Elex, a...
Controls are weird, I give you that. Gothic 3 is more modern, but very problematic game in many ways. At a release it was a playable bug, and it is still very buggy game. It definitely needs to be played with the community patch. But I've enjoyed it a lot. So I recommend all Gothic-games and first Risen.
Mar 2, 2023 · It's clear that Piranha Bytes place a lot of importance on creating real-life inspired choices and situations for players when speaking about getting the player to think more about what they might ...
